Set to gather leading names of world’s fashion industry, the 9th Istanbul Fashion Conference will be hosted by the Turkish Clothing Manufacturers’ Association (TGSD) between the dates 12-13 October at Four Seasons Bosphorus Hotel. The event will host an international profile, while it is expected to attract designers, purchasing committees and training institutions in addition to professionals from textile and apparel sectors.
The name sponsor is Ds Concept Intelligent Trade Finance, while players who are leaders in their segment and trend setters in fashion world will be contributing as speakers during the conference. Creative Director from Tory Burch Cecile Renna, CEO of world-wide famous French fabric manufacturer Group Deveaux Lucien Deveaux, Founder of Not Just A Label Stefan Siegel, Cotton Council International and Cotton Incorporated Turkey Program Director Marsha Powell will provide a new vision for the industry via sharing their experiences and anticipations with participators. Also, representatives from famous brands are expected to reveal their medium and long term plans for Turkey, approach to new markets and the future of fashion trends.
Celebrating its 40th Anniversary with a wide experience, Turkey Clothing Manufacturers’ Association will provide another arm during the conference as there will be B2B meetings to gather local manufacturers with global purchasers. B2B Platform will take place on the second day of the conference and will welcome participations of representatives including the ones from Adidas, Cherryfield, De Facto, El Corte Ingles, H&M, Koton, New Look, Spring Near East Manufacturing, Superdry Turkey. B2B meeting will last for the whole day with joining of around 40 companies and approximately 1000 meetings are expected to be carried out. Last year, more than 1000 meetings were held during the platform with participation of 45 purchasing offices.